Still overpriced at that level. Grab a 5850 or save a bit more and get a 5870 (if you know where to look, you can find a used 5870 for the same price or cheaper than a 470, and it's certainly a better buy).

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Originally Posted by tkd

Is my i7 920 stock gonna bottleneck the 470s though?

Depends on the game, but you will probably be held back in a few situations. You may as well overclock the thing to 3.4GHz at least. That much would be pretty much effortless, and even the stock cooler would be enough if that's what you're using right now.

Still overpriced at that level. Grab a 5850 or save a bit more and get a 5870 (if you know where to look, you can find a used 5870 for the same price or cheaper than a 470, and it's certainly a better buy).

Depends on the game, but you will probably be held back in a few situations. You may as well overclock the thing to 3.4GHz at least. That much would be pretty much effortless, and even the stock cooler would be enough if that's what you're using right now.

Yeah you are right, the price point really needs to come down some to compete.
I got it though in prep for Fermi Folding Rig so , there was little choice in my decision.

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